Alphabet game (chemistry)

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Cation

[Toothpaste]

Distillation

[Collin Li]

Entropy

(BTW, let's try to stay away from names of chemical substances, including the elements of the periodic table. This is a chemistry game, not a reference)

[Toothpaste]

Flame Emission Spectroscopy

(Is this valid?)

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galvanize

[Collin Li]

Flame Emission Spectroscopy

(Is this valid?)

Yes, although that is a rather pretentious name for the "flame test," as it is usually referred to.

My word: Hybridisation
The mixing of atomic orbitals to form new orbitals suitable for bonding. It happens in methane (CH4). Think about the carbon atom connected to 4 hydrogen atoms. The carbon atom's valence shell has 2 s electrons, and 2 p electrons. They are of different energy levels, so how can the methane molecule be tetrahedral (as measured)? It must be that the s and p orbitals are merged together to form a 'hybrid' orbital by an average of the single s orbital and the three p orbitals. This creates 4 equal sp³ orbitals, which can explain the equally energetic bonds in methane, giving its tetrahedral shape. It is this mixing of orbitals that is referred to as hybridisation.

[Defiler]

Inhibitor: A substance that slows down the rate of reaction.

[Mao]

joule? i cant think of anything else

[Collin Li]

For lack of better terms, and the previous use of the unit 'Joule' (in the first round), I will break my own rule:

Jones oxidation
"The Jones oxidation is a chemical reaction described as the chromic acid oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to carboxylic acids and ketones, respectively. Jones reagent - a solution of chromium trioxide in concentrated sulfuric acid - is used as the oxidizing agent." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_oxidation

[Defiler]

Ketal: A type of organic compound formed by the addition of an alcohol and a ketone.

[Mao]

Ligands

EDIT: it was only half-used in round one this time

[Collin Li]

Molecule

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Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas, lol)

[DrowNz]

oligosaccharide

[Mao]

peroxide (lol we're going compounds now... not elements)
pottasium chloride?